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The Perfect Storm ()


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An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.

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Cast

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Billy Tyne
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Bobby Shatford
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Dale 'Murph' Murphy
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Christina Cotter
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David 'Sully' Sullivan
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Mike 'Bugsy' Moran
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Alfred Pierre
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Linda Greenlaw
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Melissa Brown
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Edie Bailey
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Alexander McAnally III
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Todd Gross
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Bob Brown
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Irene 'Big Red' Johnson
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Ethel Shatford
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Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell
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Capt. Darryl Ennis
Todd Kimsey ...
Lt. Rob Pettit
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Flight Engineer Borgers
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Sgt. Millard Jones (as Wiley Pickett)
Hayden Tank ...
Dale Murphy, Jr.
Merle Kennedy ...
Debra Murphy (Murph's Ex-Wife)
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Alfred Pierre's Girlfriend (as Jennifer Sommerfield)
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Douglas Kosco
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Quentin (The Old Timer)
Melissa Samuels ...
Pam (Todd Gross' Assistant)
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Commander Brudnicki (as Steve Barr)
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Communications Officer
Patrick Foley ...
Falcon Jet Pilot
Lloyd Malone ...
Falcon Jet Co-Pilot
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C-130 Pilot
Mark Adams ...
C-130 Co-Pilot
Tim Trotman ...
C-130 Navigator
Barry Rutstein ...
C-130 Engineer
Patrick Stinson ...
TV Newscaster #1
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TV Newscaster #2
Katelyn C. Brown ...
Carrot Top Kid #1
Miles Schneider ...
Carrot Top Kid #2
James Lee ...
Helmsman
Jim Argenbright ...
Quartermaster
Michael Spaseff ...
Lookout
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Walter Altman ...
Bartender (uncredited)
Stephanie Atkinson ...
Funeral Attendant (uncredited)
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Church Parishioner (uncredited)
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Coast Guard Rescue Unit (uncredited)
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Crow's Nest Patron (uncredited)
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Billy Tyne's Ex-Wife (uncredited)
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Crow's Nest Patron (uncredited)
Shawn Fogarty ...
Church Mourner (uncredited)
Tim Gato ...
Funeral (uncredited)
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Crow's Nest Patron (uncredited)
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Crow's Nest Pool Player (uncredited)
Edmund Loughlin ...
Local (uncredited)
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Mr. Moss (uncredited)
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Gloucester Fisherman #1 (uncredited)
Kevin McNamara ...
Coast Guard Sailor (uncredited)
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Fisherman in Bar (uncredited)
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Ship's Captain (uncredited)
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Alfred's Friend (uncredited)
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Pool Player (uncredited)
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Assistant Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Michael Steven Swanson ...
Police Photographer (uncredited)
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Ship Steward (uncredited)
Alex Martinez Wallace ...
Person at Funeral (uncredited)

Directed by

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Wolfgang Petersen

Written by

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Sebastian Junger ... (book)
 
William D. Wittliff ... (screenplay) (as Bill Wittliff)

Produced by

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Alan B. Curtiss ... associate producer
Duncan Henderson ... executive producer
Gail Katz ... producer
Barry Levinson ... executive producer
Brian McNulty ... associate producer
Wolfgang Petersen ... producer
Paula Weinstein ... producer

Music by

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James Horner

Cinematography by

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John Seale ... director of photography

Editing by

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Richard Francis-Bruce

Editorial Department

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Toby Francis-Bruce ... apprentice editor
David E. Hall ... post-production coordinator
Mo Henry ... negative cutter
Doug Lovett ... colorist: dailies
Robert C. Lusted ... first assistant editor (as Bob Lusted)
David Orr ... color timer
Jim Schermerhorn ... second assistant editor (as James Schermerhorn)
Jennifer Spenelli ... assistant editor (as Jennifer Mangan)
Bill Daly ... post-production executive (uncredited)
Jonathan Malden ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by

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William Sandell

Art Direction by

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Chas. Butcher ... (as Chas Butcher)
Bruce Crone

Set Decoration by

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Ernie Bishop

Costume Design by

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Erica Edell Phillips

Makeup Department

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Marleen Alter ... makeup artist: second unit
Susan A. Cabral ... makeup department head (as Susan Cabral-Ebert)
Ken Diaz ... assistant makeup department head
Rob Fitz ... additional makeup artist
Virginia G. Hadfield ... hair department head
Paula Kelly ... additional makeup artist
Vivian McAteer ... hair stylist: second unit
Donald Mowat ... makeup artist: Mark Wahlberg
Matthew W. Mungle ... make-up special effects
Norman Page ... makeup artist: second unit
Michele Payne ... hair stylist
Diane Pepper ... hair stylist
Emma C. Rotondi ... key hair stylist: Gloucester unit
Waldo Sanchez ... hair stylist: Mr. Clooney
Adam Brandy ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Ryan McDowell ... prosthetic technician (uncredited)
Trish Seeney ... additional makeup artist: Boston (uncredited)
Clinton Wayne ... prosthetic technician (uncredited)

Production Management

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Todd Arnow ... unit production manager
Duncan Henderson ... unit production manager
Brian McNulty ... post-production supervisor
R.J. Mino ... production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David M. Bernstein ... second assistant director (as David Bernstein)
Susan Carpenter ... second second assistant director: second unit
David Eric Chapman ... additional second second assistant director
Alan B. Curtiss ... first assistant director
David R. Ellis ... second unit director
Michael Green ... first assistant director: second unit
Robert Huberman ... first assistant director: second unit
Basti Van Der Woude ... second second assistant director
Rebecca Strickland Weathersby ... second assistant director: second unit (as Rebecca Strickland)

Art Department

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Colin Alexander ... propmaker
William Apperson ... propmaker foreman
James Arrigo ... propmaker foreman
Craig B. Ayers Sr. ... head greens coordinator
Beth Bajuk ... art department coordinator
Giovanni Bianchini ... on-set dresser
William Boyd ... general foreman
Robert Carbajal ... painter
James Champoux ... property maker
Tony Chavez ... propmaker
Christine Kaseta Cornelius ... scenic artist (as Chris Kaseta-Cornelius)
Sam Dean ... metal fabricator
Gary Deaton ... construction coordinator (as Gary L. Deaton)
Antonio Faretta ... paint foreman
Steven Fidler ... prop maker
Julia Garrison ... painter
Anthony Gaudio ... standby-painter
Martin J. Gibbons ... welding foreman
Mark Hudson ... paint foreman
James D. Hurd ... propmaker (uncredited)
Kevin Ishioka ... assistant art director
George Jenson ... storyboard artist
Jack Johnson ... illustrator
Martha Johnston ... assistant art director (as Martha Johnson)
Tom Jung ... storyboard artist
Philip Keller ... storyboard artist
Airick Kredell ... lead man
Robert Kusler ... tool man
Gerald Lehtola ... set decorating coordinator
John Leimanis ... senior set designer
Butch McCarthy ... on-set props (as John 'Butch' McCarthy)
Doug J. Meerdink ... set designer
Gary Metzen ... painter
Tony Miller ... lead plaster foreman
Jefferson Murff ... set dresser
Daniel P. Murphy ... metal fabricator
Jeff O'Bannon ... laborer
Rick A. Osako ... art department staff assistant (as Rick Osako)
Michael Parent ... painter
William A. Petrotta ... property master (as Bill Petrotta)
Steve Salazar ... welder
David Sandefur ... assistant art director
Greg Sanger ... fixtures foreman
Kenneth Sayers ... set dresser
Theodore Suchecki ... construction foreman
Bill Taliaferro ... set designer
Gary Tuers ... props
Bruce West ... set designer
Louis Zamora ... labor foreman
Michael Denering ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Michael Goss ... toolman (uncredited)
Adam Roffman ... set dresser (uncredited)
Kenneth Salter ... carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Kevin Bartnof ... foley artist
Stu Bernstein ... foley editor
Kelly Cabral ... co-supervising sound editor
David E. Campbell ... re-recording mixer (as David Campbell)
Kerry Carmean-Williams ... sound effects editor (as Kerry Carmean)
Harry Cohen ... sound designer / sound effects editor
Gloria D'Alessandro ... adr editor
Valerie Davidson ... foley editor
Richard Dwan Jr. ... adr editor / dialogue editor (as Richard Dwan)
Gregg Frazier ... boom operator: second unit
Scott Martin Gershin ... sound designer / sound effects editor
Nerses Gezalyan ... sound mixer
Hector C. Gika ... sound effects editor (as Hector Gika)
Eric Gotthelf ... foley mixer
Laura Graham ... adr editor
Detlef Halaski ... adr mixer
Ellen Heuer ... foley artist
Craig S. Jaeger ... foley editor (as Craig Jaeger)
Mark Johnston ... sound recordist
Randy Kelley ... sound effects editor
Kimaree Long ... adr editor / dialogue editor
Jennifer L. Mann ... adr editor (as Jennifer Mann)
Randy Nielsen ... second boom operator / utility sound technician
Michele Perrone ... adr editor
John T. Reitz ... re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Gregg Rudloff ... re-recording mixer
Timothy P. Salmon ... boom operator
Scott Sanders ... sound effects editor
Douglas J. Schulman ... sound mixer: second unit (as Douglas Schulman)
Katrina Siegmund ... first assistant sound editor
Wylie Stateman ... supervising sound editor
Jon Title ... sound effects designer
Hugh Waddell ... adr supervisor
Keith A. Wester ... sound
Jeffrey Wilhoit ... foley artist
Tom Williams ... cable person
Wade Wilson ... sound effects designer / sound effects editor
Greg Zimmerman ... foley recordist
Steve Bedaux ... Sound for BTS Documentary (uncredited)
Jeff Glueck ... sound engineer (uncredited)
Donnie Saylor ... sound intern (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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H. Barclay Aaris ... special effects (as H. Barclary Aaris)
Brian "Pyro" Adams ... special effects supervisor
David Amborn ... special effects foreman (as Dave Amborn)
Taylor Ball ... special effects assistant
Ty Boyce ... animatronic designer / animatronic operator
Wayne Burnes ... special effects
Roy K. Cancino ... welding foreman
Walt Conti ... animatronic effects supervisor
Eric Dressor ... special effects technician
John Frazier ... special effects coordinator / special effects supervisor
Tommy Frazier ... special effects
Robert Fuhrmann ... electrical systems designer: animatronics, Edge Innovations
Rocky Gehr ... special effects coordinator: second unit (as Rocky Allen Gehr)
Bruce D. Hayes ... special effects foreman
R.J. Hohman ... special effects props
Ralph Kerr ... special effects foreman
Bruce Y. Kuroyama ... mechanical special effects technician
Ken Mieding ... special effects technician
Martin Montoya ... special effects foreman
Carlo Perez ... mold maker: construction
Brian Ricci ... special effects: Gloucester
Ed Ricci ... special effects: Gloucester (as Eddie Ricci)
Eddie Ricci ... special effects: Gloucester
Michael Rifkin ... special effects
Dominic V. Ruiz ... special effects (as Dominic Ruiz)
Bob Stoker ... mechanical special effects key: first unit
Christopher A. Suarez ... special effects technician
James G. Thomas ... special effects technician
Gregory Twiford ... special effects
Kenneth Van Order ... special effects
Mario Vanillo ... mechanical special effects technician
Tim Walkey ... special effects foreman
Ray L. Wilkerson ... special effects
Bryan Wohlers ... special effects technician
Ross Young ... special effects
John Ziegler ... special effects foreman: second unit
Andrew Ambrose ... special effects (uncredited)
Tim Northon ... animatronics (uncredited)
David M. Sterner ... special effects crew (uncredited)
Gary Zink ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Julie Adrianson-Neary ... digital compositor
Tim Alexander ... associate visual effects supervisor: ILM
Joakim Arnesson ... cg sequence supervisor: ILM
Joel Aron ... cg sequence supervisor: ILM
V. Scott Balcerek ... visual effects editor (as Scott Balcerek)
Michael Baltazar ... digital artist
Tom Barrett ... visual effects editor
Aron Bonar ... digital artist
Matt Bouchard ... digital artist
Steve Braggs ... digital artist
Jason Brown ... assistant digital artist: ILM
Michaela Calanchini ... digital artist
Damien Carr ... production buyer
Tami Carter ... digital compositor
Marc Chu ... digital effects animator: ILM
Paul Churchill ... digital artist
Robbie Clot ... practical effects: ILM
Pat Conran ... digital artist
Michael Conte ... compositor: ILM
Ryan Cook ... assistant technical director
Jay Cooper ... compositor: ILM
Peter Daulton ... animation supervisor
Kathleen Davidson ... digital artist
Vince De Quattro ... digital compositor
Lindy DeQuattro ... digital artist
Helen Elswit ... visual effects producer (as Helen Ostenberg Elswit)
Raul Essig ... cg artist
Stefen Fangmeier ... production visual effects supervisor
Mitchell Ferm ... visual effects coordinator
Christian Foucher ... digital effects artist
David Fuhrer ... digital artist: ILM
Todd Fulford ... digital artist
Howard Gersh ... digital effects artist
Bill Gilman ... digital compositor: ILM
Dan B. Goldman ... computer graphics supervisor: ILM (as Dan Goldman)
Monique Gougeon ... visual effects coordinator: ILM
Gerald Gutschmidt ... cg sequence supervisor: ILM
David Hanks ... digital effects animator: ILM
Jonathan Harb ... digital matte artist: ILM
Kimberly Headstrom ... cg technician: ILM (as Kimberly Orla-Bukowski)
John Helms ... digital artist: ILM
Neil Herzinger ... digital artist: ILM
David Hisanaga ... digital artist: ILM
Bruce Holcomb ... digital effects artist
Samir Hoon ... cg sequence supervisor: ILM
David Horsley ... digital artist
Christopher Horvath ... technical director: ILM
Polly Ing ... digital effects artist
Keith Johnson ... 3D matchmove supervisor: ILM
Randy Jonsson ... location matchmover: ILM
Stephen Kennedy ... digital compositor
Hilmar Koch ... digital artist
Ed Kramer ... digital effects artist
Marshall Richard Krasser ... digital compositor
Gregor Lakner ... digital effects artist: ILM
Jeroen Lapre ... digital artist
Kimberly Lashbrook ... digital compositor
Toan-Vinh Le ... digital artist (as Vinh Le)
Mohen Leo ... visual effects technical director: ILM
Joshua Levine ... digital artist
Stewart Lew ... digital model supervisor: ILM
Gretchen Libby ... visual effects associate producer: ILM
Jeffrey B. Light ... digital artist (as Jeff Light)
Matt Linder ... visual effects
Jonathan Litt ... digital artist: ILM
Daniel Lobl ... digital artist
Sean MacKenzie ... digital compositor
Douglas R. MacMillan ... digital artist: ILM
Greg Maloney ... digital compositor: ILM
Jim Milton ... video editorial: ILM
Curt I. Miyashiro ... computer graphics supervisor: ILM (as Curt Miyashiro)
Jack Mongovan ... digital paint and roto supervisor: ILM
Jim Morris ... senior staff: ILM
Melissa Mullin ... digital effects animator: ILM
Daryl Munton ... digital effects artist: ILM
Aaron Muszalski ... digital rotoscope and paint artist: ILM
Jai Natarajan ... digital artist
C. Andrew Nelson ... digital rotoscope and paint artist: ILM
Gregory Nic Nicholson ... motion control operator
Jaime Norman ... production assistant: ILM
Masi Oka ... digital artist: ILM (as Masayori Oka)
Michael Olague ... visual effects gaffer
Khatsho John Orfali ... digital artist
David Parrish ... digital artist
Eddie Pasquarello ... lead digital compositor: ILM
Mayur Patel ... digital artist
Russell Paul ... digital modeler
Anthony Pitone ... visual effects editor
Cliff Plumer ... senior staff
Henry Preston ... cg sequence supervisor: ILM
Ricardo Ramos ... digital artist
Philippe Rebours ... digital effects artist
Kevin Reuter ... digital artist
Stephen Rosenbaum ... additional visual effects supervisor
Kim Ross ... digital artist
Barry Safley ... digital compositor: ILM
Leslie Safley ... visual effects coordinator: ILM
Jeff Saltzman ... matchmove artist
Robin Saxen ... visual effects production coordinator: ILM
Frederic Schmidt ... digital artist
Durant Schoon ... digital artist
Anthony Shafer ... digital artist: ILM
Jeff Shank ... digital effects: ILM
Paul Sharpe ... digital artist
Stacey Shear ... visual effects coordinator: ILM
Emmanuel Shiu ... modeler / view painter
Kenneth Smith ... digital color timing supervisor: ILM
Douglas Smythe ... associate visual effects supervisor: ILM (as Doug Smythe)
Kevin Sprout ... digital artist
Nigel Sumner ... technical director
Jeff Sutherland ... digital compositor
Doug Sutton ... digital artist (as Douglas Sutton)
Doug Swam ... computer systems engineering
Ginger Theisen ... visual effects producer: ILM
Marc Toscano ... digital artist
Patrick Tubach ... compositor: ILM (as Pat Tubach)
Hans Uhlig ... digital artist
John Walker ... digital effects artist
Judith Weaver ... senior visual effects producer: ILM
Robert Weaver ... cg sequence supervisor: ILM
Susan M. Weeks ... digital compositor
Sunny Li-Hsien Wei ... visual effects artist (as Li-Hsien Wei)
R. Christopher White ... digital artist
Ronnie E. Williams Jr. ... digital compositor
Andy Wong ... animatics
Sylvia Wong ... digital effects animator: ILM
Elbert Yen ... lead digital texture artist: ILM / lead viewpaint artist: ILM
Habib Zargarpour ... associate visual effects supervisor: ILM
Ken Ziegler ... digital effects compositor
Katharine Baird ... digital rotoscope/paint artist: ILM (uncredited)
Wayne Billheimer ... visual effects production assistant: ILM (uncredited)
Stella Bogh ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Erik A. Candiani ... technical support (uncredited)
Michael Ford ... technical animator (uncredited)
Kirk Henderson ... concept artist (uncredited)
Lloyd Hess ... technical support (uncredited)
Jiri Jacknowitz ... digital paint and roto arist: ILM (uncredited)
Erik Krumrey ... software development (uncredited)
Joseph Metten ... digital effects artist: ILM (uncredited)
Kevin Rafferty ... visual effects pre-production supervisor: ILM (uncredited)
Massimiliano Rocchetti ... technical director (uncredited)
Marc Sadeghi ... visual effects production (uncredited)
George Sakellariou ... production engineering: ILM (uncredited)
Nicole Samarron ... digital effects (uncredited)
Chuck Shuman ... blue screen consultant (uncredited)
Brian Sorbo ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Katrina Stovold ... digital plate restorator (uncredited)
David Sullivan ... digital artist (uncredited)
Catherine Tate ... digital compositor: ILM (uncredited)
R.D. Wegener ... digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Brian Avery ... stunts
Daniel W. Barringer ... stunt coordinator
Richard L. Blackwell ... head stunt rigger / stunts
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi ... stunts
Joey Box ... stunts
Michael T. Brady ... stunts
Richard Bucher ... stunts (as Richard L. Bucher)
Mark Chadwick ... stunts
Jacob Chambers ... stunts
Doug Coleman ... stunt coordinator
Eliza Coleman ... stunts
Mitchell Dean ... stunts / water safety
J. Mark Donaldson ... stunts (as Mark J. Donaldson)
Dana Dru Evenson ... stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi ... stunts
Sean Graham ... stunts
Jimmy Hart ... stunts
John Hateley ... stunts
Mark Hicks ... stunts (as Mark A. Hicks)
Terry Jackson ... additional stunt double: George Clooney
Billy Judkins ... stunts (as Billy S. Judkins)
David Kilde ... stunt double: Josh Hopkins
Kurt D. Lott ... stunts (as Kurt Lott)
Brad Martin ... stunts
Harry O'Connor ... stunts (as Harry L. O'Connor)
Chris O'Hara ... stunts (as Christopher R. O'Hara)
Tim Rigby ... stunts
James Ryan ... stunts (as Jamie Ryan)
Brandon Sebek ... stunts
Paul Sherrod ... stunts
Mark Stefanich ... stunts
Pete Turner ... stunts (as Peter Turner)
Jennifer Watson-Johnston ... stunts (as Jennifer Hunt Watson)
George P. Wilbur ... stunts
Keith Woulard ... stunts
Joey Box ... stunt double: Coast Guard (uncredited)
Michael T. Brady ... stunt double: John C. Reilly (uncredited)
Sean Graham ... stunt double: Mark Wahlberg (uncredited)
Ray Lykins ... stunt double: John C. Reilly, 2nd Unit (uncredited)
Brad Martin ... stunt double: George Clooney (uncredited)
Tom McComas ... stunt double: Josh Hopkins (uncredited)
Chris Palermo ... stunts (uncredited)
George Marshall Ruge ... stunts (uncredited)
Brandon Sebek ... stunt double: Mark Wahlberg (uncredited)
Pete Turner ... stunt double: William Fichtner (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Antar Abderrahman Jr. ... lighting technician
Alfred Ainsworth Jr. ... video assist operator (as Alfred Ainsworth)
Elizabeth Algieri ... camera loader: second unit
Rebecca Allen ... video playback operator
Dana Baker ... rigging grip
Wayne Baker ... assistant camera: underwater unit
Claudette Barius ... still photographer
Huston Beaumont ... lighting technician
Chris Bennett ... lighting programmer: second unit
Richard Brooks Burton ... aerial first assistant camera
James Callanan ... grip
Gary Capo ... underwater director of photography
Cary Caraway ... super technocrane operator
John Carney ... chief lighting technician
Kary Chapman ... set grip
James B. Crawford ... lamp operator: second unit
Carlos DePalma ... rigging grip
Porfirio Dominguez ... grip: underwater scenes
Michael Dynice ... second unit grip
Curtis Failor ... electrician
Paul Farley ... grip
Daniel C. Gold ... camera operator: "a" camera
Carlos Gonzalez ... technocrane technician
Jeff Graham ... first assistant camera: water unit
Bill Green ... grip
Michael Guthrie ... underwater grip
Rick Harris ... rigging grip
Erik Hecomovich ... grip
Robert Ikeda ... second grip (as Bobby Ikeda)
Casey Jones ... key grip
Brendan Keefe ... electrician: Gloucester
Joe Kelly ... best boy: second unit
James Keys ... rigging gaffer
Jason Kilgore ... Rigging Technician
Zachary K. Lazar ... electrician (as Zach Lazar)
Walt Lloyd ... director of photography: second unit
Trevor Loomis ... key first assistant camera
Kim Marks ... camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Jesse Mather ... lighting technician
Peter McAdams ... dolly grip: second unit
Annie McEveety ... first assistant camera
John McEveety ... assistant camera
Brian McPherson ... technocrane operator: additional photography
James R. Mitchell ... set electrician
Bob Munoz ... key grip: second unit: second unit
Patrick Murray ... gaffer: underwater unit
Chris Nickerson ... electrician
David B. Nowell ... aerial director of photography (as David Nowell)
Jeff Pelton ... second assistant camera
Michael Pescasio ... technocrane operator
Brian A. Pitts ... rigging electrician
Glen Purdy ... grip
Michael E. Reynolds ... grip
Daryl Richardson ... grip: second unit
Brian Rosso ... grip
Michael Rudolph ... electrician
Cary Sachs ... rigging electrician
Mike Schwake ... dolly grip
Heather Scobie ... assistant camera / camera schematics / lighting schematics
Cricket Sloat ... dimmer board operator
Tim Stratton ... electrician
Joseph T. Terranova ... set lighting technician: second unit
John Turk ... rigging electrician
Chuck Turner ... rigging grip
Carl A. Vidnic ... underwater electrician: underwater unit
Donald J. Vos ... best boy grip
Greg Wilson ... grip
Greg Wimer ... assistant camera
Joe L. Wright ... lot best boy
Matthew E. Alper ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Michael-Ryan Fletchall ... crane operator (uncredited)
Mark Mele ... stage rigging gaffer (uncredited)
John Rhode ... camera operator (uncredited)
Stephen Thorp ... rigging electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Andy Wong ... animator

Casting Department

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Judith Bouley ... additional casting
Kevin Fennessy ... extras casting
Catia Salvadori ... casting assistant
Steve Spiker ... extras casting
Kevin Vargus ... casting production assistant
Wendy Washbrook ... additional casting associate
Kevin Fennessy ... location casting (uncredited)
David Rapaport ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Timothy Rose ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dominick De Rasmo ... costume ager
Lisa A. Doyle ... set costumer
April Hunter ... costumer
Cookie Lopez ... set costumer
Donna Marcione Pollack ... costume supervisor
Aimee McCue ... costumer
Mark Peterson ... costume supervisor
Hayley Stuppel ... wardrobe assistant
John M. 'Jack' Wright ... set costumer

Location Management

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H. Franklin Baker III ... location assistant (as Frank Baker)
Jeff Crandall ... location scout
T.J. Healy II ... location manager: second unit
Dan O. Healy ... location assistant
Michael John Meehan ... location manager
Andy Weltman ... location assistant

Music Department

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Joseph Alfuso ... orchestrator
Steven Bernstein ... orchestrator (as Steven R. Bernstein)
Maureen Crowe ... music supervisor
Jim Henrikson ... supervising music editor
James Horner ... orchestrator
Carl Johnson ... orchestrator
Barbara McDermott ... assistant music editor
Joe E. Rand ... music editor
J.A.C. Redford ... orchestrator
Simon Rhodes ... music scoring mixer
J. Eric Schmidt ... orchestrator
Dirk Van Fleet ... assistant to music supervisor
Carter Armstrong ... executive in charge of music (uncredited)
Steve Becknell ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bill Booth ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Bob Bornstein ... music preparation (uncredited)
Orion Crawford ... song transcriber (uncredited)
Wade Culbreath ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
David Duke ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov ... violin (uncredited)
James Horner ... conductor (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Alan Kaplan ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dan Kelley ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Brian Kilgore ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Andy Malloy ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Darrin McCann ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Todd Miller ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Kristy Morrell ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Tim Morrison ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
John Reynolds ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Cassandra Richburg ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Bob Sanders ... trombone (uncredited)
James Sawyer ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Jim Self ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Kurt Snyder ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
George Thatcher ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Richard Todd ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Alvin Veeh ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Craig Ware ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dave Washburn ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Dave Wells ... music librarian (uncredited)
Phillip Yao ... musician: french horn (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Dianne Dreyer ... script supervisor
Bo Goldman ... script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Denise Avallon ... transportation co-captain
Don Haggerty ... driver
Antonio Molina ... transportation
Ed Wirth ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Geoff Abadee ... logistics
Tom Ajar ... Projectionist / projectionist
Richard Alonso ... computer graphic artist
Daniel Bailey ... dive master: second unit (as Danny Bailey)
Alex Barnoya ... medic
Jackie Brady Baugh ... production controller (as Jackie Baugh)
Daniel Berkowitz ... production assistant
Kevin Bissada ... production secretary
Jenifer Bonisteel ... production assistant
John Bonnin ... libra head operator
Joseph Bouvier ... production assistant
Anna Bradley ... production assistant
Francie Brown ... additional dialect coach
David Bruno ... advisor: weather
Candice Campos ... assistant production coordinator
Al Cerullo ... helicopter pilot: second unit
Carlos A. de Castro ... production assistant (as Carlos de Castro)
Carol Demarti ... head dyer and ager
Louis Farah ... special effects medic
Danielle Fenati ... production assistant
Stacy Foot ... assistant production office coordinator: second unit
Cory Foster ... craft service
Michelle Gold ... production assistant
Angela Goodwin ... production assistant
Peter D. Graves ... executive marketing consultant
Amy Gross ... production assistant
F. Carl Hansen ... production assistant
Rob Harris ... publicist
Patrick J. Healy ... production assistant
Erik Heiberg ... production assistant
Denise Heinrich ... production coordinator: second unit
Aaron Huffman ... assistant to producer
Polly Johnsen ... studio executive (uncredited)
Jamie Kehoe ... craft service
Kevin H. Law ... staff assistant
Jim Lipman ... boat captain
Roark Loedy ... Stand-In/Helicopter Pilot
Jeff Lovely ... coordinator
Kris Fullan Martinez ... production coordinator
Kevin McNamara ... production assistant
Douglas C. Merrifield ... marine coordinator (as Doug C. Merrifield)
Cabernet Murray ... assistant accountant (as Cabernet Baugh)
Mike Nomad ... diver (as Michael Nomad)
Ed Nyerick ... marine coordinator: second unit
Matthew H. O'Connor ... marine best boy
Chris Papajohn ... diver
Paris Paul ... assistant accountant
Al Perry ... diver
Kim Quam ... set and construction medic
Humberto Ramirez Jr. ... production assistant
Shannon Ratcliffe ... assistant: Mr. Clooney
Judith Reeves ... storm consultant / story consultant
Guy Richardson ... stand-in
Ahmed Saker ... second unit medic
Jennifer Scott ... travel coordinator
Eric D. Shain ... assistant accountant
Steven E. Simon ... key set production assistant: second unit
Sue Smith ... production assistant
Jeffrey D. Stevens ... key set medic
Andrea Stockert ... diver
Kay Sweeney ... assistant marine coordinator
Catherine H. Vlasuk ... production coordinator: Boston
Victoria A. Zamora ... assistant production accountant
Katie Zaslaw ... first assistant accountant
Robert Zullo ... underwater unit
Bill Casale ... helicopter consultant (uncredited)
Tom Giannazzo ... military advisor (uncredited)
T.J. Healy II ... marine advisor (uncredited)
Rick Hicks ... marine technician (uncredited)
Paolo Paci ... production assistant (uncredited)
Andrea Stockert ... dive master: second unit (uncredited)

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John Alzapiedi ... special thanks: locations
Philip M. Strub ... special thanks

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Plot Summary

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute details of the fishing boats, their gear and the weather are juxtaposed with the sea adventure. Written by Erwin van Moll

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Taglines In the Fall of 1991, the "Andrea Gail" left Gloucester, Mass. and headed for the fishing grounds of the North Atlantic. Two weeks later, an event took place that had never occurred in recorded history. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Perfect Storm (Japan, English title)
  • En pleine tempĂȘte (France)
  • Der Sturm (Germany)
  • La tempesta perfecta (Spain, Catalan title)
  • La tormenta perfecta (Spain)
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  • 130 min
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Box Office

Budget $140,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $41,325,042, 02 Jul 2000
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $328,718,434

Did You Know?

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Trivia In the film's beginning, the Andrea Gail is shown offloading an unimpressive catch, and Billy Tyne is depicted as having "lost his touch." In reality, Tyne and his crew returned from that trip with an abundant catch. Likewise, the relationship between Tyne and Linda Greenlaw was fictitious. Tyne and Greenlaw were barely acquainted in real life. See more »
Goofs When the Andrea Gail enters the eye of the storm, the waters become calm. In reality the air would be calm and the skies clearer, but the seas would be just as bad as ever, on account of churning from the surrounding hurricane's eye-wall winds. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Shaft/Boys and Girls/Jesus' Son/Titan A.E./Pop and Me (2000). See more »
Soundtracks Yours Forever (Theme from 'The Perfect Storm') See more »
Quotes Christina 'Chris' Cotter: [sitting on the dock next to each other looking out at the ocean] I'll be asleep, and all the sudden there he is, that big smile. You know that smile. And I say, 'Hey, Bobby - where you been?' but he won't tell me. He just smiles and says, 'Remember, Christina: I'll always love you; I loved you the moment I saw you; I love you now; and I love you forever. There's no goodbyes - there's only love, Christina; only love. Then he's gone. But he's always happy when he goes so I know he's got to be okay - absolutely okay.
Ethel Shatford: [holds her hand] I love your dream.
Billy's voice: The fog's just lifting. Throw off your bow line; throw off your stern. You head out to South channel, past Rocky Neck, Ten Pound Island. Past Niles Pond where I skated as a kid. Blow your air-horn and throw a wave to the lighthouse keeper's kid on Thatcher Island. Then the birds show up: black backs, herring gulls, big dump ducks. The sun hits ya - head North. Open up to 12 - steamin' now. The guys are busy; you're in charge. Ya know what? You're a goddam swordboat captain! Is there any thing better in the world?
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